Mr-Fusion The idea for "InnerSpace" is a novel one for a movie, and I can't shake the feeling that this is the kind of movie that could only have been pulled off in the '80s. Can you imagine how bland a remake today would be? Anyhoo, the whole package is a good bit of fun. It's stuffed with both plot and memorable characters (the gunhand robot guy, the cowboy, the charming Meg Ryan, and Martin Short, who shoulders the story's wacky physical comedy like a pro). This is a movie that you just sort of get lost in, and really feels like a big Hollywood riff on Disney rides. Which could be its own genre, at this point.7/10

lcpierce2011-969-896169 I'd almost forgot I had this movie. I've watched it maybe 30 times or more. I still love every second of this movie. It's one of those Spielberg movies that you can't get out of your head. It just won't leave. This particular movie was hard to find, but I prevailed. The intense acting of Dennis Quaid, and Martin Short says it all. They keep you going with each quirk of energy they generate. Very well done movie. Some movies, you just go to sleep, but not this one. I guard my DVD like a hawk. I will treasure this movie just like I do my "Back To The Future Trilogy" collection. The same as, "Batteries Not Included", Inner Space is a Jewel of a movie that will never fizzle out with time. Time is on it's side. Meg Ryan just put the icing on the cake. Beauty, poise and great acting on her part. Meg put the right twist on the movie to give a tender, affectionate side. All the cast did a bang up job.

mike48128 Directed by Joe Dante ("Gremlins"). All the stars are so young, they look like they are still in high school. A great cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan. Also Henry Gibson and Orson Bean. Robert Picardo plays "The Cowboy", an Israeli "fence" for stolen technology. He is known for his off-beat roles. (The funny bug-alien in "Explorers" and "The Doctor" hologram in Star Trek.) Tuck Pendleton (a former astronaut with a real drinking problem) gets accidentally injected into Jack Potter (a supermarket ass't manager). What follows involves a miniaturization experiment gone awry, with a submarine similar to "Fantastic Voyage". The interior shots inside Jack's body by ILM won an Academy Award for special effects. Comedy, murder, and mayhem, like "Silver Streak". Manic street chases in San Francisco like "What's Up Doc". Gadgetry like a James Bond film. (Except this villain has a white dog, not a white cat.) A "sexy mad-scientist" named Miss Canker. Of course, it all turns out alright in the end. Tuck is rescued in time before he runs out of oxygen,is un-miniaturized, and he marries his sweetheart, (Meg Ryan).A clever script full of plot twists that keeps you guessing throughout, if you haven't seen it before. Like a good Saturday afternoon action movie, not to be taken too seriously and a lot of fun. PG: Mild violence and mild swearing. (Not for very young children.)

BlackJack_B From Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and director Joe Dante of Gremlins fame, Innerspace remains an entertaining, though a little bit overlong, sci-fi comedy.Lt. Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid), fresh off a quarrel with his girlfriend Lydia (Meg Ryan), agrees to be the guinea pig in an experiment where he will be placed inside a ship, shrunk down to nothing and injected into a rabbit for research. However, a rival gang of scientists led by Dr. Victor Scrimshaw (Kevin McCarthy) and Dr. Margaret Canker (Fiona Lewis) want to steal Tuck for themselves. One scientist is able to escape with the syringe containing Tuck. When he is close to being caught, he injects Tuck into Jack Putter (Martin Short), a neurotic, unhappy grocery store employee.Putter is able to hear Tuck and together, they work towards getting Tuck back to his normal self and foiling Dr. Scrimshaw and his lackeys. Tuck also tries to help repair Putter's mental state, instilling some confidence from the inside.The star of the film are the tremendous Oscar-winning Special Effects, which pack a punch even today. My favorite is how Tuck changes Putter's face so he resembles The Cowboy (Robert Picardo), an ally of Scrimshaw's. It's very funny to watch.The acting is also excellent. Quaid shows the charisma and cockiness that made him a box-office star from 1987-1994 and while he plays an irresponsible lout, you can't help but like him. Future wife Ryan sparkles with her bright and cherry screen presence and Short, the gifted physical comedian, offers surprising chemistry with both actors. A great supporting cast and lots of cameos abound as well.25 years later, the film is still an impressive piece of work. Certainly worth a viewing today.